Attributed to William Hamilton (British, 1751-1801) The Month of March - Girls with chickens in a farmyard oil on canvas 30 x 26cm Provenance: The French Gallery, 120 Pall Mall, London; Property from a Suffolk country house Footnote: The present lot was possibly painted by Hamilton for use as reference in an etching series titled The Months of the Year, engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi in 1793 as The Month of March. It is possible that the appearance of the corners within an apparent oval may have been caused by the spandrels of the painting being at one time covered by an oval slip. It is also possible, however, that these corner areas outside the oval could have been added by the artist, or at a later date.